2011 Fundraising Events
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A huge thank you to everyone who supported the Kate's Carol Service which was held in St Edward's Church, Stow-on-the-Wold on 10th December 2011.
It was a beautiful service of traditional carols and readings. Maddie Whitby sang the first verse of Once in Royal David's City and Emily Campbell sang two beautiful carols; Emily, together with Linda Green gathered together a talented group of musicians to form The Kate's Choir who sang some wonderful descants. The highlight of the service was singing Silent Night by candlight which was very moving.
The readers were James Hayman-Joyce, who with his colleagues raised over £5,000 for Kate's last year; Ruth Lees, one of Kate's Nurse Co-ordinators; Joe Henson MBE, the founder of the Cotswold Farm Park; Alastair Down, senior writer for the Racing Post and anchor of Channel 4 racing and three pupils from Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School.
Again, many thanks to everyone who attended the service and to everyone who sent donations: We are still not sure exactly how much was raised that evening, but it was over £10,000 which is a tremendous amount.
Mrs Jane Lloyd held a Cashmere Sale and raised £250.00 for Kate's in the raffle.
The Hon Elizabeth Wills held a Christmas Sale and raised £414.73 for Kates.
Mrs Potten raised £175 for Kate’s at a coffee morning
The Frog Race raised £1,000 and was an event greatly enjoyed by those who attended the evening.
The Burford Crafters held a Sale in Burford and raised £506.00
Mrs Hilary Finlay Held a coffee morning on 2nd December and her husband took the remaining cakes to sell at work. Nearly £300.00 was raised for Kate's. Hilary has raised over £1,000 for Kate's this year, having also taken part in the Cheltenham Triathlon in September.
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CARTERTON LIONS CLUB recently raised £250.00 for Kate's from a Car Boot sale in Carterton and in the process helped to increase local awareness of Kate's name and purpose in our new, extended area of operation. Thank you to everybody involved for supporting us so generously.
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HENLEY HALF MARATHON: We owe a huge thank you to Joshua and Hannah Kubale who completed the Henley Half Marathon on 9th October and who very kindly chose to donate their sponsorship money to Kate's. Joshua's race report can be read here.
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KATE'S GOLF DAY took place on Friday 12th August at Naunton Downs and was another successful Kate's event held in very good spirits and really enjoyed by all. Over £5,000 was raised this year, so thank you to everybody who took part.
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PAUL JOHNSON'S MIDNIGHT SUN MARATHON: Bourton-on-the-Water GP Paul's Norwegian midnight run took place in in broad daylight! See full report here.
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KATE'S GREAT ESCAPE 2011: The Manfred Schotten Car Rally
The car rally was once again a fantastic day out in the beautiful Cotswolds, followed by a pig roast, raffle and auction. The day was enjoyed by all involved and raised £10,066 for Kates. Thank you to the Schottens, Christopher Clarke Antiques and everybody else involved in making the day such a wonderful success. See full report and photos here. -
Tim Maynard's Atlantic-Mediterranean bike ride has raised in excess of £4,295! Thanks Tim!
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The FUN RUN which is planned for Sunday 11th September will be run in the name of a lovely lady, Sarah Pulham. For an entry form click here.
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FEATHERED NEST FIRST ANNIVERSARY. A great evening and funds raised for Kate's. More here.
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THE COTSWOLD CHALLENGE HAS BEEN COMPLETED! To mark the 20th anniversary of Hayman-Joyce, the three Partners based at Moreton-in-Marsh each set themselves the challenge of walking the Cotswold Way from Bath to Chipping Campden, in order to raise money for Kate’s Home Nursing and Campden Area Home Nursing Trust. See full report here.
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Kate's Golf Day is planned for Friday 12th August at Naunton Downs. This is always a great day and good value at £75 per pair including Pimms, lunch, dinner and an auction. If you would like more information or to register to play or sponsor the event, please contact us here.
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Fisher House held a coffee morning on 15th June, which raised £467 for Kate's. Thank you to everybody involved at Fisher House!
On 19th June, the glorious weather helped us to raise £800 by offering tea and cakes at Lower Slaughter Village Hall. Thank you to everybody who made cakes or helped on the day, you ensured that all the locals and tourists who popped in to the hall were offered a huge array of goodies. Thank you also to Lower Slaughter Village Hall Committee who allowed us to use the hall at no charge, therefore ensuring that every penny raised on the day came to Kate's.
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On Sunday 26th June, one of the sunniest days of the year, Jane Nicholson from Northleach opened her beautiful garden for a tea party in aid of Kates' and the Church. The afternoon was a great success which raised over £660 for Kate's. Thank you Jane.
There have been several coffee mornings and Christmas sales held recently, resulting in some wonderful donations to Kate's.
Our Trustees, members of the Fundraising Committee and our nurses have really enjoyed having the opportunity to go along to most of these events, to meet everybody and to try to express our appreciation of the efforts people go to on Kate's behalf. We really can't thank you enough for holding and supporting all these different events.
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We have delivered over 3150 hours of direct nursing care since April 2010, compared to 1184 between April 2007 - April 2008
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Over the last year we have seen the demand for Kate's services rise significantly. We're not too sure whether this is due to our reputation, changes within the NHS or our expanded area of operation to within 20 miles of Stow on the Wold. The reasons are probably a combination of all these things and although our resources have been stretched at times we are extremely proud of the fact that we have been able to respond to every request made of us. We have never turned away a patient who falls within our remit and area. This is due, in no small part to the dedication of our Nurse Coordinator and our Nurses who often drop every-thing to attend a patient if requested to do so.
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Kate's is a team and behind the scenes the support of our dedicated Trustees and fund raisers is essential. It is clear, however, that the overriding reason for our success is the support of local people. Kate's would not exist at all without the donations and fund raising help we receive from the local community and also the help given to us by local organisations.
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The only direct employees of Kate's are the Nurse Coordinator and the Administrator. Nurse Coordinator is our chief clinician responsible not only for the day to day organisation of our nurses, but also everything involved in ensuring that our patients and their families receive the care they need. The Nurse Coordinator is in daily contact with district nurses, GPs, patients, nurses and our administrator. She meets all our patients and often carries out nursing duties herself. She supports the team of nurses. Our nurses work for Kate's on a bank system whereby we call on them as and when their services are needed. Most are also employed by the NHS. The Administrator takes on the day to day general running of the charity, the website and newsletter, ensuring the Nurse Coordinator, Trustees and fund raisers can all fulfil their roles.
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Our Trustees are all volunteers with individual skills. The team consists of legal and financial experts, GPs and people with diplomatic experience and extensive business skills. They ensure that the charity operates within the law, that we keep to our remit which is laid out in the Trust Deed, that our funds are invested and used appropriately and that the charity operates smoothly and effectively. The trustees are responsible for deciding the future direction for Kate's as the environment around us changes, and for overseeing our fundraising activities. Our Fund Raisers are a dedicated, caring and thank-fully growing group of individuals who all bring their own ideas and skills to Kate's and without whom the charity could not flourish.
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We have several regular meetings which ensure that Kate's runs smoothly and that everything is in place to enable our nurses to provide an excellent and caring service to those who need it. In addition to regular Trustee, Fund Raising Committee, Nurse Coordinator and Nurses meetings, the Nurse Coordinator tries to meet quarterly with other charities providing a similar service in our area. Our Nurse Coordinator and nurses keep up to date by attending conferences, talks and where possible, free training courses.